Westfalia Travels

Frank and Rita at Busfusion 09

Frank Condelli
Age – 66
Profession: Vanagon Mechanic Guru
www.frankcondelli.com

Rita Alanen
Age – 59
Profession – Nurse

We live in a old Presbyterian Manse built in 1865 in the Ramsey Ward of Mississippi Mills, formerly known as The Town of Almonte, Ontario, Canada.

Frank and Ritas home

Our mode of transportation is a 1987 Vanagon Westfalia that we have owned since May 1994 and now has approximately 500,000 km on the clock. I am its sole provider of sustenance. It has taken us on four previous long term journeys and this year we are trusting it again to bring us to wonderful places to see old and new friends.

Yes, we are back home !  We arrived here Thursday evening around 7pm after a long days drive up from New Kensington and a short three day visit with my Mom & Sister Pat.  So…..back to EveryBus………well it was good and low key this year with no activities as Cris was bowing out and is [...]

Folks, we, Rita & I and Hunter too and Mike and Mary and their little doggie, Zoe, are off tomorrow morning to EveryBus in Greensboro, NC.  Mike has a 6 am appointment with his dialysis and as soon as he’s done we are off.  If he’s feeling a bit worn out from the ordeal as [...]

 
    Folks, here are links to two articles published in the Canadian press about the two couples that were hijacked in Mexico.
 
http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/04/11/13548401.html
 
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/04/07/pf-13504646.html
Adios,
Frank, Rita & Hunter

 
Folks, after a long absence from Blogging I’m back !  We are now in Glade Spring, Virginia staying with Mike & Mary Collum.  We arrived here Thursday, my birthday, late afternoon in the pouring rain !  Mike & Mary were just coming back from the doctors.  Mike as many of you know has had a [...]

Folks, just to let you all know that the Post from Tupelo has been updated with the proper photos.  Don’t even ask !!!!!   We are on our way to Lexington now and just stopped at a Flying-J for fuel, propane, food & Internet.  Should be in Lexington later today.
Adios,
Frank, Rita & Hunter